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The storming of the Jordanian embassy in Khartoum… and the kingdom reveals the status of its mission

May 15, 2023

Sinan Al-Majali spoke to “Sky News Arabia” about the details of the incident, saying:

“The Jordanian diplomatic mission had moved to the city of Port Sudan, following the events unfolding in Sudan.” “Jordan is still following the storming of the embassy building.” “It has not yet been determined who carried out the attack.”

What happened?

The Jordanian embassy building in the Sudanese capital was stormed and vandalized, according to the Jordanian Foreign Ministry in a statement released Monday evening.

The ministry expressed its “condemnation and denunciation of the attack (..) and of all forms of violence and vandalism, in particular those which target and violate diplomatic buildings”.

He also stressed “the need to respect the rules of international law and adhere to relevant international agreements, in particular the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations”.

Since the start of the armed conflict in Sudan last April, several diplomatic headquarters have been looted and vandalized, condemned by the international community.

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Arab Desk

Arab Desk

The Arab Desk leads The Eastern Herald's reporting on the Middle East and North Africa. The desk has covered the Gaza-Israel war since October 2023, the Iran-Israel war of 2025-2026, the fall of the Assad government in Syria, Hezbollah's political and military shifts in Lebanon, the war in Yemen, and the diplomatic realignment of the Gulf states under the Abraham Accords and the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement.

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